I’ve been eagerly awaiting news about the next wave of dramas, and who better than Ha Ji-won (The Time I’ve Loved You) to usher it in? MBC has announced a new Wednesday-Thursday drama for its midsummer lineup titled Hospital Ship, which centers around a vessel that sails around the islands to service their rural villages.

Hospital Ship will be a human medical drama, and purports to tell the growth stories of young doctors in a way that resonates with today’s society. Ha Ji-won has been offered the role of surgeon Song Eun-jae, who decides to join the hospital ship for a fresh start to escape the public stigma that hits her when her family is ruined. The premise reminds me of Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim with its “big-city doctor finds him/herself while working in a backwoods hospital” setup, which I thought worked very well for that show and gave it a quirky tone. And considering what a smash hit that show was for SBS last year, it’s not a bad comparison to draw.The drama will be directed by PD Park Jae-bum of last year’s daily drama Begin Again, legal drama A New Leaf, weekend serial Scandal, and melodrama I Miss You. That’s quite the range in genres, while Yoon Seon-joo has mostly worked in the sageuk realm, some of them quite good: Hwang Jin-yi (which starred Ha Ji-won), The Immortal Lee Soon-shin, Great King Sejong, and Secret Door. I’m interested to see a heartwarming human success story emerge from those disparate credits.

Hospital Ship is being considered for for a July premiere in the timeslot following Yoo Seung-ho’s upcoming sageuk Ruler–Master of the Mask

Choi Jin-Hyuk offered lead male role in MBC drama series “Hospital Ship”

Choi Jin-Hyuk has been offered for the lead male role in upcoming MBC drama series “Hospital Ship.” Ha Ji-Won has already received an offer to play the lead female role and she is still considering her offer. Meanwhile, Choi Jin-Hyuk is “positively considering” his offer. If Choi Jin-Hyuk accepts, he will play Kwak Hyun. His character is a physician who is also gentle and considerate, but strong-minded.

“Hospital Ship” will first air August, 2017 in South Korea. - asianwiki -

Kang Min-Hyuk (‘CNBLUE’) is cast in upcoming MBC drama series “Hospital Ship” co-starring Ha Ji-Won. For the drama series, Kang Min-Hyuk will play lead male character Kwak Hyun. His character is a physician and has a warm heart.

“Hospital Ship” sets sail from August, 2017 in South Korea (airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10PM after “Man Who Dies to Live“. - asianwiki -

Ha Ji Won to Star in MBC ‘Hospital Ship’, Becoming a Doctor for the First Time

Actress Ha Ji Won is confirmed to play the character of Song Eun Jae, a talented surgeon, in the MBC drama ‘Hospital Ship’. It will be her first time to try a doctor role since her debut, and she will be making a comeback after 3 years since starring in the MBC drama ‘Empress Ki’.

MBC’s upcoming Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘Hospital Ship’, which is scheduled to air this August, is a human island medical drama portraying a doctor who conducts medical activities aboard, in an island where the medical infrastructure is underdeveloped. In the island, she becomes a true doctor who is full of sincerity.

Song Eun Jae, the name of the character that will be played by Ha Ji Won, is a talented doctor who makes surgical treatments possible in a hospital ship with a simple procedure. She grows up as a scientifically gifted person, and studies in the science department and medical school, the best university hospital, and becomes a gifted surgeon. All of her success is always met without much difficulty. However, an unexpected event is brought. She always competes to win and does not know how to make close friends. Therefore, she often gets into trouble because of her arguments with the old people on the island.

The ‘Hospital Ship’ production team delivered, “Drama ‘Hospital Ship’ focuses more on stories that rarely show a doctor. We decided that Ha Ji Won seems to fit in portraying the main character. Please look forward to her acting quality as a doctor full of warmth in this drama”.